David Bielkheden says he's fighting Mark Bocek at UFC 97

Swedish fighter David Bielkheden (13-6 MMA, 1-1 UFC), originally expected to fight in March at UFC 96, now says he has agreed to fight Canadian jiu-jitsu specialist Mark Bocek (6-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) in April at UFC 97.

Bielkheden recently announced the fight in his official blog.

UFC 97 takes place April 18 in Canada at Montreal’s 20,000-seat Bell Centre.

As UFC President Dana White announced this past weekend, UFC 97 will feature a main event between former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua. UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva could also make a title defense against Thales Leites.

Bielkheden, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt who’s also well-versed in kickboxing, signed with the UFC in 2008 after fighting with PRIDE, Shooto and other organizations around the globe. He made his octagon debut at UFC 82 and suffered a late first-round submission loss (due to strikes) to Diego Sanchez. Bielkheden then dropped to lightweight and rebounded for the victory over Jess Liaudin. He’s now won three of his past four fights.

Bocek, meanwhile, last competed in November when he defeated Alvin Robinson via third round submission. The victory pushed his UFC record to 2-2, which includes losses to Frankie Edgar and Mac Danzig and victories over Robinson and Doug Evans.

For the latest on UFC 97, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.

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